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Even though The Modest Man YouTube channel is still in its infancy, many sponsors ask for a video to go along with their blog post. Since producing a video takes a lot of work, I charge a little more for this package.

About Brock

Founding editor of The Modest Man, Brock is an aspiring minimalist who enjoys working out, spending time with his wife and family, traveling and creating great content. You can follow Brock on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

I just stumbled upon your blog while doing research for another project I’m going to start (dad blog) and was surprised to see you pull back the curtain like this. Thanks for sharing! Is this your full-time gig? How many hours do you put into it per week?

Coming here from Reddit! I saw you wrote that you didn’t focus on blogging as much as you could have the first year or two. Did you start off paying for your own domain name, web hosting, Genesis theme, etc. right off the bat? Or did you kind of test the waters first with a free WordPress site?